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Ribavirin
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A drug used to treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in the lungs. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A synthetic nucleoside analog of ribofuranose with activity against hepatitis C virus and other RNA viruses. Ribavirin is incorporated into viral RNA, thereby inhibiting viral RNA synthesis, inducing viral genome mutations, and inhibiting normal viral replication. (NCI Thesaurus)
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